Container



Aug. 28, 1928.

. 1,682,410 F. S. OPPENHEIM CONTAINER Filed Aug. 1, 1925 mvsmon Ferd/nand 5. 009 /1/16 BY E ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 28, 1928.

UNITED STATES FERDINAND S. OPPENHEIM, OF NEW YORK, N- Y.

CONTAINER.

Application filed August 1, 1925. Serial 1T0. 47,469.

This invention relates to packing and shiping boies and cases. Moreparticularly, it

is directed to corrugated paper board coritainers or cartons of improvedconstruction I for packing and shipping delicate apparatus such as radiosets, meters, typewriters, and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved containeror cartonof the character described having a braced inner wall structure forreinforcing the outer walls to eflectively protect and cushion theenclosed contents from sudden blows and contacts so as to prevent injuryand damage due to careless and. rough handling during transportat on andwhich includes one or more cushlonmg members of im roved constructionhaving means associate therewith for bracing the adjacent side wallofthe outer contalner cas- 20 i Another object of the invention is toprovide an improved container or carton of the character described whichis simple 1n construction, cheap to manufacture, and Bll'lGlel'lt andpractical to a. high degree for the purposes described.

Other objects of this invention Wlll 1n part be obvious and inparthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which Wlllbeexemplifiedin the construction hereinafter described and of which thescope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is.

shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of thisinvention,

. Fig. 1 is a. perspective view showlng a packing and ship ing boxembodying the invention, parts the box belng broken away to show theinterior; i

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on l1ne 2-2 in Fig. 1 showing thebox closed and sealed with the contents (shown at a) packed therein;

Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview of a side cushioning member or artitionllner;

, Fig. 4 is a plan new of a blank from which the top cushioning membershown in Figs. 1, 2 and 5 is formed; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view ofthe improved top cushioning member.

Referring in detail to the drawing, denotes an'outer casing or shell ofa packing and shipping box embodying the invention which may have anydesired shape or design and ma be made of fibre board, card board, orthe 1ke material, but is preferably constructed of corrugated paperboard, the cellu-' lar structure of which has been found to add greatlyto the cushioning effect for the purposes described. I

As seen in Fig. 1, the outer casing 10 is of collapsible constructionand comprises elongated side walls 11, end walls 12, and cover flaps 13,14., and 16, all preferably formed from a single sheet of material, cut,creased, and folded to form the rectangular sha ed shell 10, the coverflaps being adapted to old inwardly to form the to and bottom walls forclosing the casing. hen the flaps are folded into their closed position,they may be held in place by any suitable. means as for example a stripof adhesive tape 17.

Partition liners or cushioning members 18 are provided which arearranged against the side walls, end walls and the bottom of the casing10. Each of these members 18 maybe of any suitable and substantiallyidentical construction and as seen most clearly from Fig. 3 ispreferably formed of a single sheet of corrugated paper board, cut,creased and folded to form a rectangular shaped body portion 19, endwalls 20, and side walls 21, said end walls 20 having flap extensions 22which are bent to extend within andadj acent the slde walls 21 and heldin position by suitable fastening means. or other fastenings for theside and end walls to retain them in their relative positions may beomitted if desired, since it is apparent that when the members 18 areassembled within the casing 10, the structure is self-retaining. SeeFig. 2.)

It will be understood that the shipping box is of suitable dimensions toenable packing the article or articles therein so as to substantiallyfill the space marked A in Fig. 2, and that the partition liners 18 areof proper design to completely cover the interior sides and the bottomof the casing.

The flap extensions 22 As seen from Figs. 1 and 5, the topcushioningmember 23 is preferably constructed of a single sheet of corrugatedpaper board, cut to the blank shape 23 shown in Fig. 4 and rovided withcrease lines 23" so that the b ank 23 ma be formed into a foldedstructure shown 1n Fig. 5. The member 23 is seen to havea centralrectangular receptacle portion 24: in one side thereof, the upstandingside walls 25 and 26 of which serve to cushion and space the contentsfrom the top of the casing. Each of said walls and 26 may have outwardlyextending edge llaps and 26 respectively which are adapted to supportthe cushioning member 23 on the inner wall structure and also toreinforce the corner bracing of the box as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Theends of each flap 26 may be provided with inwardly disposed flapextensions 26 for supporting said flaps. (See Figs. 1 and 5.)

To provide a braced inner wall structure ior the contents or article tobe packed when such is relatively heavy or if the shipping box is liableto be subjected to unusual rough handling during transportation, eachpartition liner or member 18 and 23 has litted therein a bracing member18 which may be constructed similarly to said liner 1S and proportionedto just fill the body portion 19 of liner 18 and the recessed portion 2aof member23. 'lhus said bracing member 18" forms a secondary abuttingreinforcing wall for the casing 10 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In the practice of the invention, the side and end partition liners 18with the bracing members l8 fitted therein are first placed in 1position in casing 10 and are held in their respective places as shownin Figs. 1 and by cushioning member 23 fitted with a member 18. Havingarranged these braced liners in position with their body portion spacedinwardly from the various side alls of the easing, the article to bepacked is then lowered into place, the side wall of the article abuttingagainst the walls of the liners 18 and being spaced thereby asubstantial distance from the walls of the casing 10.

\Vith these parts in position, a cushioning member23 fitted with abracing member 18 in itsreceptacle portion 2 L is inserted in the topopening of the casing, the member 23 be ing dimensioned to the properheight to fill the space between the top of the contents and the top ofthe casing as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The cover flaps are then foldedinto position and the casing sealed in any suitable manner as by meansof a strip of adhesive tape 17.

In utilizing the structural form of top cushioning member 23 described,the side and end liners'lS are preferably arranged to extendsubstantially to the top of the casing and the flaps 25 and 26 of saidmember 23 may be supported on the liners 18, said flaps being thusarranged to reinforce the corners and corner edge portions of the casing10 'whichthe bracing member 18 serves to reinforcevthe adjacent wall ofthe casing 10.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved and which is well adaptedto meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent l. A packing and shipping box comprising an outercasing having a pair of similarly constructed partition liners nestedand arranged in the casing for each of the walls thereof, said linersforming a hollow sup porting structure in the casing adapted to protectand cushion the enclosed contents against damage during transportation.

2. A packing and shipping box comprising an outer casing having a pairof similarly constructed partition liners nested and ar-.

ranged in the casing for each of the walls thereof, said liners forminga hollow supportlng structure in the casing adapted to ment therefor,said liners and members being substantially similar in shape andconstruction. v

4:. A packing and shipping box comprising an outer casing havingseparate removable partition liners arranged therein foreach of the sidewalls of said casing, said liners havl ing a recessed body portion and abracing member of substantially the same shape and construction as saidliner demountably nested in each of said liners to form a hollow doublewall cushioning structure for each side wall of said casing.

5. In a packing and shipping box of the character described having anouter casing, an inner wall cushioning structure for said casingcomprising nongintersecting removable sections each consisting of twosimilarly shaped parts titted together to form a hollow structure havingparallel spaced walls, one of said section walls abutting the entireadjan cent wall of said casing.

v(i. In a packing and shipping box of the character described having anouter casing, a plurality of removable spacing partitions arranged toabut one another to 'form the inner walls of the box, at least one ofsaid partitions having a central receptacle portion and flaps extendingoutwardly from the side walls of said portion, and a member similar inshape and construction to said receptacle portion fitted into the latterto form a hollow wall structure abutting the adjacent side of the casingand extending to brace the entire ing from the walls of said portion andinsaid side when the partition is in place. Wardly disposed tabs formedon the ends of 10 7. In a packing and shipping box, a cushsaid flaps,said tabs being positioned in superioning liner made of a single pieceof corruimposed abutting relation With respect to the gated paper boardcut into a blank, creased, ends of the adjacent edge flaps.

and folded to have a central receptacle por- In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature.

tion adapted to receive a member for bracing a Wallof the casing, edgeflaps extend- FERDINAND S. OPPENHEIM.

